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10 Jan 2014

Author:
Aun Pheap, Cambodia Daily

100 Factories Suing Unions Behind Strike [Cambodia]

More than 100 factories have now filed lawsuits against the six trade unions behind recent strikes for higher garment worker wages, and a lawyer representing garment manufacturers said…that more suits are likely to come. The factories accuse the six non-government aligned unions of inciting the protests, which occasionally turned violent and inflicted some damage on their properties. The unions have all denied the accusation and in turn accuse security forces of using excessive force against protesters, killing at least five and injuring 42 demonstrators…